Abstract: An explosive composition for use in telescopically expanding non-lethal training ammunition comprises tetrazene and paraffin wax. The explosive composition can be used as a primer and/or as a source of energetic material in a telescopically expanding non-lethal training cartridge; it can be used to propel a projectile from a telescopically expanding non-lethal training cartridge; and/or it can be used to expand telescopically a non-lethal training cartridge within a host gun.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 1, 2018
Date of Patent:
June 22, 2021
Assignee:
UTM Ltd.
Inventors:
Martin Skeats, Michael Ernest Saxby, Adam Collins, David Martin Williamson